variable

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variable

ABAP Runtime Environment (BC-ABA)

Placeholder used to store and address data under a particular name in a particular format.

You can distinguish variables by their name, type, length and structure.

Special Purpose Ledger (FI-SL)

A name that is given to data that can be changed when a program that uses the variable is executed.

A variable could be:

A company

The current year

The current month

A date

A user name

Reporting (BC-SRV-REP)

A placeholder for a specific field.

Text variable

When you execute the report, the system replaces the text variables depending on the context.

Examples: today's date, the page number, the fiscal year

Characteristic variable

If you define a variable for a characteristic in a report, the system displays the characteristic and an entry field on the selection screen. You can enter a value for the characteristic in the entry field.

Treasury Management (TR-TM)

Report parameters that you do not need to specify until you define or execute the report and that can be replaced in different ways.

Variables allow you to make forms and reports more flexible. You can create global and local variables, depending on how frequently a variable is used.